Poet Juan Felipe Herrera: “If I Hadn’t Written, the Feeling of Isolation Would Have Eaten Me Up”
Poet Juan Felipe Herrera was the 21st United States Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. This passage is excerpted from …
Build Your Stack with ALAN’s 2020 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Winners
This post by NCTE member Bryan Gillis is reprinted with permission from the blog of ALAN, the Assembly on Literature …
Culturally Sustaining and Inclusive YA Literature: Valuing the Knowledge, Stories, and Truths of Adolescent Life
This post was written by NCTE member R. Joseph Rodríguez. Across the country, young adult (YA) literature is a …
Earth Day 2022
As we celebrate Earth Day 2022, explore the possibilities for discussion and investigation in these NCTE resources: The blog post, …
Why Journalism Matters #1 Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Thesis vs. Lede
This is the second in a weekly series by NCTE member Alana Rome. How to teach essay writing: it’s one …
Some Things I Missed This Year
This post by NCTE member Liz Prather is reprinted with permission from her blog Teach Like Everyone Is Listening. …
On the Critical Importance of Ethnic Studies
This post is written by NCTE member, Christina V. Cedillo, PhD, and Dr. Cedillo’s student, Kimberly S. Covert, University of …
National Council of Teachers of English Announces Winners of 2026 Children’s Book Awards
Children’s fiction and nonfiction books, poetry books, and verse novels honored at NCTE Annual Convention in Denver The National Council …
Reconsidering Research Approaches in First-Year Composition Curriculums
This post was written by NCTE member Sarah E.S. Carter. When will we start to re(consider) the research approaches …
Reading, Teaching, and Discussing LGBTQ+ Family Stories with Elementary Students
From the NCTE LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee This post was written by Tadayuki Suzuki, a member of the NCTE LGBTQ …